To answer one of those questions posed where I hadn't realized I should have looked, a little anatomy.
When my hand hit the ground, I essentially bottle-capped the distal (more distant from the trunk) end of my radius - on the thumb side, breaking off the metaphysis. The ulna was pulled out of position, with a tiny periosteal avulsion fracture, a bit of the covering of the bone pulled up in a flake, that went unnoticed. Not really treatable anyway.
The fracture is healing quite well, but still not entirely solidified. This takes up to two years, and will continue to remodel long after. Bone is living cells.
It's been a long time since anatomy class, although I've kept up, it's very much assumed knowledge at this point. Questions gladly answered.
6 comments:
thanks. i am now a little bit smarter.
flask,
I try to learn something every day.
The world would be a better place if everyone tried to learn a little something every day.
Cat,
Agreed. Continued curiosity is all about staying alive and growing. I'm not even given the option, part of the job.
Bones, tendons, ligaments, muscle - we animals are so complicated inside.
It's why I have so much respect for good surgeons, they have this stuff down cold.
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